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Stephanie Kwolek invented a super strong polymer for your tires and sports equipment
Current issue of ACS Weekly Newletter reported the death of Stephanie L.Kwolek, a 90 years old chemist who invented the a super strong polymer, Kevlar, widely used in bulletproof vests, tires, sports equipment, and optical fiber.
“She leaves a wonderful legacy of thousands of lives saved and countless injuries prevented by products made possible by her discovery.” by DuPont Chief Executive Officer Ellen J. Kullman.
Here is the complete article: Stephanie Kwolek Dies At 90
More:
@ RSC: Chemistry in its element - Kevlar
@ DuPont: Better, Stronger and Safer with Kevlar® Fiber
@ Engineering.com: Kevlar(R)
@ Bodyarmornews.com: How does armor work?
image source: DoPont.com
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is not a new term to all video game players. To get yourself immersed in a virtual 3D world, you probably need to wear a headset and isolate yourself from the real world - your eyes are trapped.
You can find more research videos about virtual reality here: ieeevr.org/2014/videos.html
I am not sure if these videos will re-define your understanding about virtual reality. I extracted the definition from "Encyclopedia of Multimedia"
In scientific world, research in virtual reality is much more fascinating. Cave2, being developed by the University of Illinois, definitely will bring you a new insight about virtual reality.
"CAVE2 consists of 72 near-seamless passive stereo off-axis-optimized 3D LCD panels, a 36-node high-performance computer cluster, a 20-speaker surround audio system, a 10-camera optical tracking system and a 100-Gigabit/second connection to the outside world"
Experience the power of Cave2 at Youtube:
More about Cave2?
CAVE2@UIC
http://www.evl.uic.edu/cave2
http://www.evl.uic.edu/cave2
Cave2@Monash
http://monash.edu.au/cave2You can find more research videos about virtual reality here: ieeevr.org/2014/videos.html
I am not sure if these videos will re-define your understanding about virtual reality. I extracted the definition from "Encyclopedia of Multimedia"
"Virtual Reality is the technology that provides almost real and/or believable experiences in a synthetic or virtual way"
Virtual Reality. In: Furht B. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Multimedia: SpringerReference (www.springerreference.com). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. 2011-01-31 23:00:00 UTC
Other related articles:
Virtual Reality in the Operating Room | Tasker R. (Ed.) Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Virtual Reality Learning Environments | Seel N. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning
Btw, there is one virtual reality video game kit set was successfully funded via KickStarter - ANTVR KIT
SPERM BIKE from Copenhagen
Recently I read an article by Professor Mark A. Jobling, University of Leicester, about his recent comment about sperm donation and genetics. From his article, I find one interesting bike - a SPERM BIKE in Copenhagen.
The Sperm Bike aims to deliver sperm from donor to fertility clinics but of course its catching eye design helps to raise the awareness of sperm donation.
What is in the big head? Of course, full of donor sperm sample in a liquid nitrogen tank. Very cool and very eco-friendly, right?
More about Sperm Bike: http://www.copenhagenize.com/2011/04/sperm-bike-in-copenhagen.html
How it work? take a look on Youtube
Comment from Professor Mark A. Jobling:
"The sperm’s tale"
Correspondence: Mark A Jobling maj4@le.ac.uk
Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Investigative Genetics 2014, 5:6 doi:10.1186/2041-2223-5-6
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.investigativegenetics.com/content/5/1/6
Image source: www.copenhagenize.com
The Sperm Bike aims to deliver sperm from donor to fertility clinics but of course its catching eye design helps to raise the awareness of sperm donation.
What is in the big head? Of course, full of donor sperm sample in a liquid nitrogen tank. Very cool and very eco-friendly, right?
More about Sperm Bike: http://www.copenhagenize.com/2011/04/sperm-bike-in-copenhagen.html
How it work? take a look on Youtube
Comment from Professor Mark A. Jobling:
"The sperm’s tale"
Correspondence: Mark A Jobling maj4@le.ac.uk
Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Investigative Genetics 2014, 5:6 doi:10.1186/2041-2223-5-6
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.investigativegenetics.com/content/5/1/6
Image source: www.copenhagenize.com